Sony Ericsson hasn’t been known for crashing into the Android scene with groundbreaking specs or the latest and greatest in Android features. But the Xperia Play does run Android 2.3.3, Gingerbread, and is the very first PlayStation certified phone. The 1GHz Scorpion Snapdragon processor–along with the Adreno 205 GPU–ensures a capable gadget, but the… Read more

After months of hype, speculation and anticipation, Sony Ericssons PlayStation phone, the Xperia Play, is now available from Verizon Wireless for $199 on a new two-year contract. The gadget runs Android 2.3, a.k.a., Gingerbread, and features a 4-inch display, 5MP primary camera, front-facing secondary camera, 512MB RAM, 1GHz CPU and Adreno 205… Read more

The story of the Xperia Play is quite a long one. The very first leaks on the device go as far back as August of 2010, when Engadget first got word of the Sony branded Zeus phone, and put out a surprisingly accurate render of what they thought the device may look like. From then until now, the Play has been steadily leaked and showcased in every way… Read more

It’s been a little bit of time since the S1 and S2 Android-powered tablets from Sony have been mentioned, but the company has come forward and officially announced the pair of tablets. The first of the pair, the S1 tablet, is a media device through and through. It’s a 9.4-inch that uses Sony’s Qriocity media service to bring music and video to the device…. Read more

In ten days, the Verizon line-up will be upgraded with the launch of Samsung’s Charge, Incredible 2 by HTC, and maybe even the Playstation device by Sony Ericsson, Xperia Play. At least that’s what Droid Life has gathered, though they have acknowledged the possibility that Play will be delayed due to the devastation in Japan. Droid-Life also has… Read more

Looking for a way to express your lust for SE’s upcoming PlayStation phone and to indulge in your obsession (in any small way possible) using the Android you already own? Android Community has posted the .zip file containing the requisite images as well as complete step-by-step instructions for pimping out your gadget with the Xperia Play boot… Read more

India mobile site FoneArena is reporting that Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation phone, the Xperia Play, is now available in retail locations across India after an April 1st launch in Europe and Asia. The gadget can also be had from online retailer Flipkart for just under $700 USD (approximately $140 less than the cost of a PlayStation 3 gaming console in… Read more

According to a report from Nikkei, which cites Sony’s chief executive Sir Howard Stringer, Sony is pushing to release their PlayStation certified “S1″ tablet by the end of summer, in the US first. This information, along with a couple other juicy tidbits on Apple’s supply chain, was dropped by Stringer in an interview with Walt Mossberg. The validity… Read more

The other day, Engadget got word on an upcoming PlayStation Suite certified Sony tablet called the S1 (patent sketch above), which was then verified by two “highly trusted and independent sources.” The S1 is a 9.4″ tablet (1280 X 800) that will run a version of Honeycomb customized by Sony’s Vaio team (though the Vaio branding is unlikely to be carried… Read more

After several months of leaks and speculation, Sony Ericsson finally announced their PlayStation phone, the Xperia Play at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona yesterday, along with two other sexy devices, the Xperia Pro and the Xperia Neo. Sony Ericsson is poised to a make a big splash in 2011 with their beautiful hardware design and sleek customized… Read more

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